Dr. William B. Lawler Profile

Dr. William B. Lawler

Electronics Engineer at DEVCOM Army Research Lab

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 16 May 2012 Paper

Low-cost compact MEMS scanning ladar system for robotic applications

Robert Moss, Ping Yuan, Xiaogang Bai, Emilio Quesada, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Barry Stann, John Dammann, Mark Giza, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 8379, 837903 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919804

KEYWORDS: Receivers, LIDAR, Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Field programmable gate arrays, Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 2011 Paper

Brassboard development of a MEMS-scanned ladar sensor for small ground robots

Barry Stann, John Dammann, Joseph Enke, Pey-Schuan Jian, Mark Giza, William Lawler, Michael Powers

Proceedings Volume 8037, 80371G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884478

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Mirrors, Field programmable gate arrays, Sensors, Receivers, Transmitters, Data acquisition, Signal to noise ratio, Microelectromechanical systems, Robots

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2010 Paper

MEMS-scanned ladar sensor for small ground robots

Barry Stann, John Dammann, Mark Giza, Pey-Schuan Jian, William Lawler, Hung Nguyen, Laurel Sadler

Proceedings Volume 7684, 76841E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850388

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Transmitters, Head, Data acquisition, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2009 Paper

Low-cost compact ladar sensor for ground robots

Barry Stann, John Dammann, Mark Giza, Richard Gregory, Pey-Schuan Jian, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 7323, 73230X (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818135

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Mirrors, Sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Receivers, Amplifiers, Head, Clocks, Microelectromechanical systems, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2007 Paper

Chirped amplitude modulation ladar for range and Doppler measurements and 3-D imaging

Barry Stann, Brian Redman, William Lawler, Mark Giza, John Dammann, Keith Krapels

Proceedings Volume 6550, 655005 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719523

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Optical amplifiers, Modulation, Telescopes, Amplifiers, Transmitters, Missiles, Microwave radiation, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

0.18 μm CMOS fully differential CTIA for a 32x16 ROIC for 3D ladar imaging systems

Jirar Helou, Jorge Garcia, Mayra Sarmiento, Fouad Kiamilev, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 6294, 629409 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682962

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Capacitors, Readout integrated circuits, Sensors, Amplifiers, Signal processing, Signal detection, Computer programming, Cadmium sulfide, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2006 Paper

Chirped AM ladar for anti-ship missile tracking and force protection 3D imaging: update

Brian Redman, Barry Stann, William Lawler, Mark Giza, John Dammann, William Ruff, William Potter, Ronald Driggers, Jose Garcia, John Wilson, Keith Krapels

Proceedings Volume 6214, 62140O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666961

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Image resolution, 3D image processing, Data acquisition, Transceivers, Missiles, Transmitters, Composites, Infrared search and track

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2005 Paper

Class AB readout cell designed to reduce the noise of a concurrent continuous-time readout architecture for imaging systems

Mayra Sarmiento, Jorge Garcia, Fouad Kiamilev, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 5791, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605485

KEYWORDS: Transistors, Imaging systems, Photodetectors, Amplifiers, Sensors, Device simulation, Computer programming, Staring arrays, Interference (communication), Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2005 Paper

Anti-ship missile tracking with a chirped AM ladar - Update: design, model predictions, and experimental results

Brian Redman, William Ruff, Barry Stann, Mark Giza, William Lawler, John Dammann, William Potter

Proceedings Volume 5791, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603637

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Missiles, Amplitude modulation, Infrared search and track, Analytical research, 3D modeling, Performance modeling, Photovoltaics, Laser Doppler velocimetry

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2004 Paper

A 32x32 pixel focal plane array ladar system using chirped amplitude modulation

Barry Stann, Keith Aliberti, Daniel Carothers, John Dammann, Gerard Dang, Mark Giza, William Lawler, Brian Redman, Deborah Simon

Proceedings Volume 5412, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542549

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, LIDAR, Modulation, Sensors, Capacitors, Signal processing, Data acquisition, Amplitude modulation, Signal detection, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Paper

Anti-ship missile tracking with a chirped amplitude modulation ladar

Brian Redman, Barry Stann, William Ruff, Mark Giza, Keith Aliberti, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 5413, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542598

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Amplitude modulation, Missiles, Modulation, Doppler effect, Sensors, Performance modeling, Signal to noise ratio, Transmitters

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2003 Paper

High-gain 0.8-um CMOS readout integrated circuit for FM/CW line-imaging ladar

William Lawler, Jorge Garcia, Fouad Kiamilev

Proceedings Volume 5074, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.488177

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Sensors, LIDAR, Readout integrated circuits, Transistors, Capacitors, Signal detection, Detector arrays, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2001 Paper

High-bandwidth multichannel optoelectronic interconnects for parallel data and image transmission and processing

J. Jiang Liu, Zaven Kalayjian, Brian Riely, Brian Gollsneider, William Lawler, Wayne Chang, Paul Shen, Monica Taysing-Lara, Peter Newman, George Simonis

Proceedings Volume 4292, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.428038

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Photodetectors, Receivers, Image transmission, Image processing, Optical interconnects, Transmitters, Signal processing, Optoelectronics, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2000 Paper

Multichannel parallel free-space VCSEL optoelectronic interconnects for digital data transmission and processing

J. Jiang Liu, William Lawler, Brian Riely, Wayne Chang, Paul Shen, Peter Newman, Monica Taysing-Lara, Kimberly Olver, Bikash Koley, Mario Dagenais, George Simonis

Proceedings Volume 4046, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391941

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Receivers, Photodetectors, Optical interconnects, Image processing, Transmitters, Data transmission, Optoelectronics, Sensors, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2000 Paper

Research on VCSEL interconnect and OE processing research at Army Research Laboratory

George Simonis, J. Jiang Liu, Bikash Koley, Mario Dagenais, Joseph Mait, Peter Newman, Bill Lawler, Wayne Chang, Paul Shen, Monica Taysing-Lara, Madhumita Datta

Proceedings Volume 3946, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384374

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optoelectronics, Sensors, Image processing, Analytical research, Electronics, Image compression, Optical components, Digital electronics, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

8x8 arrays of VCSEL/CMOS and photodetectors: optoelectronic interconnects

John Pham, George Simonis, Jagadeesh Pamulapati, William Lawler, Paul Shen, J. Jiang Liu, Wayne Chang, Peter Newman, Monica Taysing-Lara, Bikash Koley, Mario Dagenais

Proceedings Volume 3714, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354688

KEYWORDS: Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Sensors, Photodetectors, Signal detection, Optoelectronics, Optical interconnects, Modulation, Signal attenuation, Detector arrays, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 1995 Paper

High-performance 1D CCD camera

Clyde DeLuca, Daniel McCarthy, William Lawler, Michael Patterson

Proceedings Volume 2416, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204829

KEYWORDS: Signal processing, Cameras, Signal detection, Clocks, Analog electronics, Adaptive optics, Image processing, Charge-coupled devices, CCD cameras, Radar signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 1994 Paper

High-frame-rate image acquisition system

William Lawler, Lorna Harrison, Alexandru Aciu

Proceedings Volume 2273, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189039

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Charge-coupled devices, Cadmium sulfide, Image acquisition, Image processing, Amplifiers, Video, Analytical research, Control systems, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

Multiport backside-illuminated CCD imagers for high-frame-rate camera applications

Peter Levine, Donald Sauer, Fu-Lung Hseuh, Frank Shallcross, Gordon Taylor, Grazyna Meray, John Tower, Lorna Harrison, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 2172, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172775

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Clocks, Electrons, Cadmium sulfide, Analog electronics, Charge-coupled devices, CCD cameras, Amplifiers, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

Performance of high-frame-rate, back-illuminated CCD imagers

William Lawler, Lorna Harrison, Peter Levine, Donald Sauer, Fu-Lung Hseuh, Frank Shallcross, Grazyna Meray, Gordon Taylor

Proceedings Volume 2172, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172774

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Picosecond phenomena, Optical amplifiers, Information operations, Compact discs, Cadmium sulfide, Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors, Quantum efficiency, Single crystal X-ray diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

High-frame-rate CCD imager with nonlinear charge sampling

William Lawler, Lorna Harrison, Jae Kim, David Wen, Jeff Pinter

Proceedings Volume 2172, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172757

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Charge-coupled devices, Optical sensors, Optical signal processing, Diffusion, Photodetectors, Imaging arrays, Clocks, Analytical research, Optical arrays

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 1993 Paper

Specialized CCDs for high-frame-rate visible imaging and UV imaging applications

Peter Levine, Gordon Taylor, Frank Shallcross, John Tower, William Lawler, Lorna Harrison, Dennis Socker, Mike Marchywka

Proceedings Volume 1952, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.161422

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Charge-coupled devices, Cadmium sulfide, Electrons, Cameras, Ultraviolet radiation, Quantum efficiency, Semiconducting wafers, Oxides, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 19 January 1993 Paper

High-frame rate multiport CCD imager and camera

Peter Levine, David Patterson, Benjamin Esposito, John Tower, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 1757, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139141

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Video, Analog electronics, CCD cameras, High speed photography, Head, Photonics, Charge-coupled devices, Video processing

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1992 Paper

Performance of a high-frame-rate CCD imager

Peter Levine, Donald Sauer, Fu-Lung Hseuh, Frank Shallcross, Grazyna Meray, Gordon Taylor, Gary Hughes, John Pellegrino, Deborah Simon, Lorna Harrison, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 1693, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138074

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Cadmium sulfide, Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Signal processing, Interference (communication), Semiconducting wafers, Back illuminated sensors, Contrast transfer function, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1992 Paper

Novel technique for the characterization of photorefractive materials

M. Moharam, Donald Gray, Timothy Ayres, William Lawler

Proceedings Volume 1692, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138051

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Crystals, Phase shift keying, Bragg cells, Diffusion, Diffraction gratings, Phase shifts, Laser crystals, Sensors, Heterodyning

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